Catering equipment for motor cars



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C. LENGYEL CATERING EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR CARS Jan. 27,1931.

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CATERING EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR CARS.

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Patented Jan. 27, 1931 greases a ooLoivrAn LENGY L', orGIVI'VICAGOQILLINIOIS CATERiNGEQU-IPMEN'T roR'j v oroRqoARs- Applicationfiled November '18, .1'929' "Seria1 1o$40791j5l My presentinventionrelatesj to the provi- I sion of catering equipment for motorcars,

and comprises, in connect-ion with a container",

for food and =utensils'whicl'imay be carried 5 onthe same "facilities onwhich automobile trunks. are usually carried, a table and seats andai'oldable 'frame work for supporting a touting-element to enclose theentire set up. \Vhile automobile picnicking is a healthfill' anddiverting activity,-ev-eryo11e who has experience in automobilepicnicking knows: the difliculty', and very-often the 1111pOSS1b1l ity,of finding a convenient'looation for the picnic.

As will hereafterbe seen, Ip'rovide, in conneotion with a container fortheqfood and utensils, a convenient table-fonthe repast and seatingarranementsand shelter so that the picnicking can be accomplished easily andconveniently at any polntwheie it is posslble to draw off of thehighway;

I accomplish the foregoing objects byl'neans of the structuresandarrangements illustrated a in the accompanying drawing in which-- IFig.- 1 is a fragmental View of a motor car with the container orreceptacle in position thcreon and the tent frame work eXtendedtoreceive the tenting.

tendedand the tentin g in 1')lace,-a-portionrof tablean-d seats q Fig;3is an'illustration of the tent holding food and equipment container orreceptacle. Fig.4 is. a ii'aginental detailof-the'lower I inner assemblyof the tent frame in folded-'- position. Y 9' t shown. in Fig; 2, thetenting being:

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F i g. 6 illustrates the containe'ror receptacle 3 covered with tentingV V and surrounded by the tent frame.

tainer orreceptaole which in open "position in folded position. so 7 B1g. 2 is a side elevationof the construction 1 shown 111 Fig.lWVltlltllG table and-seatseX--* leg-and the seat brace. trams work infolded position to enclose the Fig. 5 is an end elevation ofythestructure guyedi out": trunks.

Fig. 7 is a View of the closure forthefcon- Fig. 8 is a fragmentalwiewof the table with i a seat in tmfolded position but before the leg andbrace are unfolded:

F ig, 9-is asection on line 9.9 of Fig. 7. FiggllO is a perspective of aseat detached from the table with leg andbrace extended. Fig. ll-isaninside'view of the lower leg member with the brace iolded'therein.

F ig. 1.2 is a section on line1 212 of Fig. 11. Fig.1?) is a section online-1313 of Fig. 11.- Fig. 14 is afragmental perspective of the lowerend of the'brace member,

Fig. 15 is a sectional detailon line15-15 of Fig. 1- of. the rear topcross member of the tent frame with the standards attached, themanner-in which the standardsare folded.- Within thecross member beingshown in the-slida-ble cross rail without the end. rail with which itassembles I Fig. 18 is a fragmental" detail showing the assembly of aside rail, an end rail andleg of the tent frame.

F ig; 19'isafragmentaldetail of the'lower joint of therseat brace.

Fig.= 20 isa side view of shown-in Figs19. a h

Fig. 21 is a fragmental detail of the,as sembly of a front lower cornerof the tent the construction frame in folded'position. the tenting beingbroken away to disclose the-'- Fig. 1 22 ;;is a fragmental detail of theas-" sembly between-the-lower sectionof the seat Similar ref rence'characters refer to simi- "flanparts throughout the respective Views.

The container or receptacle 30 is similariu size and; shape to anordinary automobile trui'ik and-maybe secured to. the. means; pro-Jvided on "automobiles -for. carrying such These means are notillustrated :as they; constitute no portion of my present invention.)The rear side 3'1o-f the aeontainer or receptacle opensout or swingsdownwardly therefrom upon hinges 82, as shown most clearly in Fig. 7-,to form, in itsopen position,

a table,- as shown most clearly in Figs. 2and 5.

thevouter face thereof, which'forms the under The sideor table31 hassome thickness; and in log. The lower end of the leg vided recesses 33into which swing the seat members when in folded position. The seats 34are of suitable outline and are provided with cut-out portions35 runningfrom adjacent their rear edges for receiving the seat legs and braceswhen in folded position, as hereinafter described. From the bifurcatedforward edge of the seat extend arms 36 pivoted between blocks 37secured in the recesses 33. To maintain the seats in folded positionwithin the recesses 33 I provide a pivoted swinging arm 38 having athumb screw 39 on its detachable end, which may be swung to one $41 ofthe seat aperture 33, as shown in Fig. to permit the seat to unfold, orbe swung across a portion of the seat aperture, as shown in Fig. 7 toretain the seat therein. i

The seat leg, as most clearly shown in Fig. 10, comprises an upperchanneled member 40, one end whereof is pivoted by means of the rod 41adjacent the inner closed end of the cut-out portion 35 of the seat, anda lower leg member 42 pivoted to the member so as to fold therein, asshown in Fig. 1.3. The inner face of the member 42 is provided withlongitudinal. grooves 43 and a channel 44 to receive. in foldedposition, a leg brace to prevent the members of the leg from collapsing.

The leg brace, while being foldable and stowable within the leg members40 and 42, when these members are in folded position, is detached fromthe leg and the table while it is-being folded and opened. This bracecomprises a lower single section 45 which has a laterally extending hookmember 46 thereon which in extended position engages in an undercutportion of the slot 44, as most clearl v shown in Fig.22. The upper endofthe member 45 is provided with a transverse rod 47 which forms a partof a knuckle joint .48, as most clearly shown in Figs. 19 and 20, with apair of semi-tubular rods 49j49,' the upper ends of which ares-omewhatlfiattened and are pivoted to rods 50 -50 whereby the rods 5050 fold within the members 49-49 and these folded members fit inthegrooves 43, as shown in Fig. 12, and are enclosed within the channelof the channel member 40, as shown in Fig. 13. The upper end of thebrace comprising the members 45, 49 and 50 when these members are in anextended position ongages the inner edge of the recess 33, as shown inFig. 5, to prevent collapsing of the seat member 42 rubber foot may beshod .with a detachable 51 if desired. 1

'lhe tent frame comprises a pair of back ri rtical meml 52 which areformed of angle iron. and thelower ends of which are detaehably securedto the rear upper corners of the'container or receptacle 30 by means ofreniorable bolts 33, as shown m "1. The upper portions of the members 52bend forwardly at right angles and to tneir forwardends are hingedlengths of angle iron 54 to the forward ends of which are hinged otherlengths of strap metal 55.

The lengths of angle iron '54 lie adjacent the front corners of thereceptacle 30 and the lengths of strap metal 55 lie along the bottoms ofthe sides of the receptacle when the tent frame is in folded position,as shown in Fig. 3. Tongues 5e are'developed from the ends of the strapmetal 55 which are bent at right angles and notched at 57 to engage apin 58 provided in the rear face of the member 52, as shown in Fig. 4,to hold the members 52 and 55 in folded assembly. .The tongue 56 alsoextends around thefront upper cross bar 59 and rests in a notch 60thereof when the frameis in open position, as shown most clearly in Fig.18. The front upper cross bar 59 is entirely detachable and has pivotedthereto the upper standard members 61 which are semi-tubular in sectionand to the lower end of; which ar pivoted the lower standard members 62.The lower standard members fold within the upper standard members andthese folded members fold adjacent the upper front cross bar 59 forstowage, as seen in Fig. 15. This member 59 and the standards which, areattached thereto may be stowed between the lower ends of the anglepieces 54, as shown in Figs. 3, 6 and 21, and has-provided adjarent butopposite to the notch 60 a recess 60a which assembles with a pin 60?)provided on a flange of the members 54 when in folded positionf' as mostclearly shown in Fig. 21.

I provide additional cross brace member (33 which is made of anglemetal,.the vertical flange whereof at either end being somewhat cut awayand notched, as at 64, as most clearv shown in Fig.17, to receive thehorizontal flange of the member 54 asthe member 63 may he slid backwardsand forwards along the top of the tent frame so as to bring the supportwhere it is most needed in the particular case. The member 631sconvemently stowed'at the upper forward edge. of the receptacle when infolded position, as shown most clearly in Figs. 3 and 6.

The tent frame may be provided with snap buttons 65 to engage with thetent structure, as shown in Fig. 2, or thrown over the tent fran'ie andguyed down, is shown in Fig. 5.

Thctent element inaybe'casily folded and wrapped about. the receptacle30 before the tent frame is folded thereabont, as shown in Fig. (3. Thisarrangement will protect the receptacle from the entry of dust and thetent frame will secure the tent about the receptacle when so stowed.

Having described my invention what I claim is new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1.-Catering equipment for motor cars comprising, in combination with areceptacle for food and utensils, a side whereof is hinged to swingoutwardly and downwardly,

sition.

said side being provided with recesses, seat-s pivoted to swing into andout of said recesses and folded legs pivoted to their seats.

2. Catering equipment for motor cars comprising, in combination with areceptacle for food and utensils, a side whereof is hinged to swingoutwardly and downwardly, said side being provided with recesses, seatshaving cut-out portions therein, legs pivoted into said cut-out portionsand foldable into and out of said cut-out portions, said seats beingfoldable into and out of said recesses.

3. Catering equipment for motor ears comprising, in combination with areceptacle for food and utensils, a side whereof is hinged to swingoutwardly and downwardly, said side being provided with recesses, seatspivoted to swing into and out of said recesses, said seats havingcut-out portions therein and foldable legs pivoted within said recessescomprising a channel member and a member foldable therein.

4. Catering equipment for motor cars con'iprising, in combination with areeep tacle for food and utensils, a side whereof 1s hinged to swingoutwardly and downward 1y, said side being provided with recesses, seatspivoted. to swing into and out of said recesses, said seats havingcut-out portions therein and foldable legs pivoted within said recessescomprising a channel member and a groove member foldable therein and'abrace removably stowed within said groove and enclosed by said legmembers in' folded po COLOMAN LENGYEL.

